Orientador: João Batista Martins / Resumo: A pesquisa estudou um grupo de idosas participantes das disciplinas de literatura e teatro no contexto de uma universidade aberta da terceira idade. Por meio de uma pesquisa participante, cujo foco de observação e intervenção voltara-se ao potencial imaginativo, inventivo e criativo das estudantes nosso objetivo foi direcionar o olhar às idosas enquanto pessoas singulares em processo contínuo de desenvolvimento. Para tanto, refutamos o discurso que insiste em controlar e higienizar a velhice e propusemos um esgotar da vida, o qual implica em experimentar os dramas inerentes à existência - vivências fortes o bastante para propiciar a constituição humana enquanto obra de arte. Caminhamos sustentados pela teoria histórico cultural de Vigotski a qual aborda o processo de humanização a partir de uma visão prospectiva - resultante da imbricada e complexa relação entre o biológico de um lado e o social, o cultural e o histórico de outro. Após dois anos de acompanhamento do grupo foi possível compreender que a(o) idosa(o) nunca deixa de se reinventar, de construir novos modos de agir e pensar. Se na idade avançada há situações que dizem de um certo impedimento, ainda assim, é possível projetar-se para o futuro, submeter-se a conflitos e lançar-se a desafios. Tais considerações permitem uma ressignificação do processo de envelhecimento, deslocam a(o) idosa(o) da condição de sujeito do não, para sujeito do sim e sugerem novas perspectivas de atuação pedagógica na velhice, que ao invés ... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The research studied a group of elderly women participating in the subjects of literature and theater in the context of an open university of the third age. Through a participant research, whose focus of observation and intervention turned to the imaginative, inventive and creative potential of the students, our goal was to direct the eyes to the elderly as individuals in a continuous process of development. To that end, we refute the discourse that insists on controlling and sanitizing old age and proposing a depletion of life, which implies experiencing the dramas inherent in existence - experiences strong enough to propitiate the human constitution as a work of art. We are guided by the cultural historical theory of Vygotsky, which approaches the process of humanization from a prospective view - resulting from the imbricated and complex relationship between biological on one side and social, cultural and historical on the other. After two years of follow-up of the group, it was possible to understand that the elderly always reinvent themselves, to construct new ways of acting and thinking. If in the old age there are situations that say of a certain impediment, nevertheless, it is possible to be projected for the future, to submit to conflicts and to launch itself to challenges. Such considerations allow a resignification of the aging process, move the elderly from the condition of subject of no, to subject of the yes and suggest new perspectives of pedagogical action in o... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Dans l'enseignement supérieur, le recours aux dispositifs électroniques pédagogiques en complément des cours présentiels ou dans des dispositifs de formation à distance est en constante progression et a fait l'objet de nombreux travaux de recherche. Avec un décalage temporel et avec ses spécificités, le Liban n'échappe pas à cette évolution, ainsi depuis plusieurs années sont apparus les premiers environnements d'enseignement et d'apprentissage électroniques académiques accessibles aux étudiants, à tout moment et de tout lieu, jouant le rôle d'un complément du manuel de base et d'un supplément aux cours présentiels, tout en proposant, éventuellement, un encadrement en ligne. Ce phénomène n'a pas encore été l'objet de recherches. Intitulée « Les dispositifs électroniques pédagogiques conçus pour l'encadrement en ligne des cours présentiels universitaires : le cas du Liban », cette thèse porte sur le déploiement des technologies de l'information et de la communication pour l'éducation (TICE) dans le cadre libanais, elle s'intéresse au e-learning et à la mise en ligne des cours dans les établissements de l'enseignement supérieur. Elle a pour objet d'analyser les choix effectués par les décideurs et d'étudier les stratégies déployées par les universités privées et celle publique. S'interrogeant sur l'intelligibilité des usages libanais, cette thèse cherche à comprendre le processus de mise en ligne des cours tout en essayant de tracer la genèse des cours en ligne au Liban. Initiée en octobre 2005, menée en cotutelle, ce qui a favorisé les comparaisons internationales, cette thèse traite d'un sujet certes embryonnaire, mais en constante évolution. En effet, plusieurs universités se sont aventurées dans l'intégration des TICE et ont déjà entamé l'expérience du e-learning depuis déjà une décennie ; néanmoins, les études, les recherches et les publications dans le domaine restent assez timides... Ce qui constitue une motivation importante pour l'étude du terrain libanais dans un contexte où, à ce jour, la règlementation est très lacunaire.

The aim of this study was to investigate the extent of access to and use of library electronic resources and their implications on remote users at the National Open University of Nigeria. Specific objectives were formulated to: find out the different types of electronic resources available in the NOUN Library; investigate academic staffs’ and students’ level of awareness of electronic resources available in the NOUN library; explore the various types of electronic resources used by academic staffs and students of NOUN; find out how academic staffs and students access and use electronic resources in NOUN library; analyze the policies that enable access to and use of electronic resources by academic staffs and students at NOUN; find out the perceptions and attitudes of academic staffs and students toward the electronic resources available in the NOUN library; and identify the challenges associated with access to and use of electronic resources by the academic staffs and students of NOUN. The study adopted a quantitative research approach and survey research method was employed. The study targeted 1,680 population samples of which include 1,513 Students, 140 Academic staffs, and 27 Academic Librarians. Probability (Stratified random and systematic) sampling and nonprobability (purposive) sampling methods were adopted. Two sample frames were used: Students - classified into subgroups (Level) in each selected study centers and Academic staff - classified into subgroups (academic staff/academic librarian). Online (Google form) self-administered closed-ended questionnaire was sent to participants’ email. Data collected were analyzed through Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). This finding revealed that electronic journals and electronic books are readily available in the NOUN library. Academic staff most likely, interact with the library staff or visit the library to be aware of library electronic resources, however, the students struggled to be aware through personal efforts. NOUN library creates awareness through the email and notice boards. The academic staff and students access and use the library electronic resources for various multidimensional purposes, however, there is a low patronage of these electronic resources by academic staff and students as less than 40% of academic staff and students access and use the library electronic resources. Electricity outage, low internet connectivity speed and high cost of access to internet were presented as challenges encountered while accessing and using electronic resources. Recommendations: the library management should develop awareness programmes that is appropriate for an ODL university community through the use of modern communication tools, and emphasy should be on the use of electronic resources in the university curriculum. / Information Science

This study was conducted at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) and it considered the information literacy and lifelong learning skills of the students in the University. The National Open University is an Open and Distance Learning (ODL) system that encompasses education for all, education for life, lifelong learning, life-wide education, adult education, mass education, media-based education, self-learning and part-time studies. The ability to recognise the need for the available information, retrieve, evaluate and use this information is a hallmark towards the direction of information literacy in any society. Developing lifelong learners is central to the mission of higher education institutions like universities, especially for distance learners. The purpose of the study was to investigate information literacy skills amongst the students in the National Open University. This study utilized the case study method of quantitative research mixed with a qualitative strand in its data collection process. The dominant quantitative approach (questionnaire) was used to investigate the information literacy and lifelong learning skills of the students in the National Open University whilst the qualitative approach (interview and document analysis) was used to collect qualitative data needed to clarify areas that were not adequately covered in the quantitative data collection phase. This study used the questionnaire, interview and document analysis as its data collection methods. The study was conducted in five selected study centres out of the seventy-two centres of the National Open University. This study utilized the Krejcie and Morgan (1970) formula, where the sample size of 384 was chosen because the total number of the sampled students’ population was 170 830. From the quantitative perspective of the study, data analysis involved the use of simple frequency and percentage distribution, mean, median and standard deviation. The descriptive statistics were generated on all the variables in the instrument and this was accomplished with the aid of a computer software programme known as the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. A thematic method of data analysis was used for this qualitative strand of the study. The results of the study revealed that the information literacy library facilities available at NOUN were course materials and University websites. The study confirmed that there were no facilities in relation to information literacy development in all the schools and there was no form of information literacy integration curriculum in the University. The study established that there were no information literacy programmes put in place to support, promote and create awareness of information literacy for lifelong learning and no methods were put in place to assess or measure the information literacy competency levels of the students in the National Open University of Nigeria. The study revealed that the link of collaboration between the academics in the school and the professional librarians was weak and not coordinated. The documents analysed brought to light information that provided insights on information literacy development in the University. In the documents analysed, University documents were in place concerning information literacy development but these resources only stated in print, the development processes towards information. The results of the study revealed that there was still so much work to be done with regards to the implementation of policies by the University management and staff towards information literacy development. The students in the University also have a role to play in developing their information literacy skills for lifelong learning. A recommendation that was made from this study was for the University management to integrate information literacy to become part of the university curriculum for all students. Information literacy (IL) policies should be formulated and channelled to support IL education in the University so that students will attain the necessary competencies and skills needed to access, process and assess information. Arising from the results gained from this study, it was recommended that information literacy educators should be trained in the area of information resources and ICT in order to enhance job performance. There is a serious need for the University to engage the librarians through regular training and re-training through professional development workshops. The library staff in conjunction with the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) unit of the University should create seminars and workshop for students and staff towards the improvement of information literacy instruction. For effective IL implementation in a distance learning environment, the University should work towards developing an information literacy course that is designed for asynchronous online delivery. A further empirical study on the development and implementation of information literacy skills for students in the University is also recommended. / Information Science / D. Litt. et Phil. (Information Science)

O processo expansionista ocorrido na educação superior na década de 1990, sob a égide da defesa da diversificação e da ampliação das oportunidades educacionais, acontece com a reforma do Estado e do sistema educativo no Brasil, fomentando diversas ações e políticas governamentais na educação e na ampliação da modalidade a distância no País. Embora o crescimento da oferta da educação a distância tenha se dado inicialmente em âmbito privado, foi no setor público, com a criação da Universidade Aberta do Brasil, em 2005, que a educação superior pública promove o acesso a esse nível de ensino e a formação continuada visando à melhoria nos índices educacionais e na educação básica. Desse modo, no final da primeira década do século XXI, a educação superior pública e a educação à distância chegam a lugares longínquos, nos quais essa educação é reconhecida, por um lado, como ganho pela população local e, por outro, como uma política pública do estado, que precisa \"qualificar\" em termos numéricos a educação superior brasileira. A nossa problematização está relacionada, entretanto, aos significados sociais, culturais e econômicos dessa política educacional para as pessoas desses lugares. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste trabalho é problematizar a UAB como política pública e educacional em relação aos possíveis efeitos sociais e culturais produzidos. As discussões dessa política de acesso à educação superior pública são pautadas nos princípios e nos termos de democracia, de direitos, de cidadania e de desenvolvimento humano, com base na teoria do Capital de Pierre Bourdieu e do Capabilty Aprroach de Amartya Sen. Os dados foram gerados em dois polos localizados na ilha de Marajó: Breves e São Sebastião da Boa Vista. Os instrumentos de trabalho de campo foram de fontes documentais, questionário, observação dos locais e entrevista semiestrutura, de natureza autobiográfica. Os participantes são 43 egressos da UAB que responderam ao questionário e 10 foram entrevistados, todos oriundos de famílias sem tradição de longevidade escolar, e os primeiros da família a se beneficiarem da educação superior. Os resultados revelam que, considerando que 70% da população do estado do Pará está concentrada no interior e apenas duas IES terem campus no interior, a presença dos polos da UAB em funcionamento, em 27 municípios, tem papel significativo na expansão das oportunidades nas vidas das pessoas, principalmente daquelas marcadas por condicionantes sociais. Além disso, os dados educacionais do Pará demonstram um crescimento na qualificação docente, promovidos pela UAB e pelo Parfor, e no Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano, além da transformação de capital cultural em capital social e econômico descritas pelos entrevistados. Portanto, tais evidências não podem ser ignoradas quando se discute a democratização do acesso à educação superior, sobretudo no papel da educação à distância nesse processo, bem como a valorização da educação pública. É preciso compreender e reconhecer os papéis sociais que a EAD exerce em localidades específicas, como uma política educacional nacional que produz efeitos individuais e sociais localmente e que pode contribuir para uma vida melhor em uma sociedade desigual e injusta. / The expansionist process in Higher Education during the 1990s triggered by the diversification and widening of educational opportunities has taken place within the context of the reform of the State and the Education System in Brazil. It has actually favored several governmental policies and activities in Education and in the widening of Distance Education Modality. Although growth in Distance Education initially took place within the private sector, the establishment of the Open University of Brazil, a public institution, in 2005, provided access to Higher Education and to Continued Formation for the improvement of educational indexes and basic education. By the end of the first decade of the 21st century, public higher education and distance education reached the backlands where schooling may be considered a conquest for the local population and as the public policy of the State which upgrades numerically higher education in Brazil. Current problematization is therefore related to social, cultural and economic significances of the educational policy of the local population. The Open University of Brazil as a stance in public policy is problematized with regard to the social and cultural produced. Discussions on the policy for access to public Higher Education are foregrounded on the principles and terms of democracy, citizenship and human development, on Pierre Bordieu´s Theory of Capital and on Amartya Sen´s Capability Approach. Data were produced at Breves and São Sebastião da Boa Vista, two educational poles in the Island of Marajó, Brazil. Field work comprised documentary sources, questionnaires, observation of sites and halfstructured autobiographical-style interviews. Personnel comprised 43 OUB graduates who answered the questionnaire and ten interviews. They hailed from families without any schooling or with short schooling tradition. In fact, they were first in the family to attend an undergraduate course. Results show that, although 70% of the population in the state of Pará, Brazil, live in the backlands and in spite of the fact that only two Higher Education Institutes have their campuses in the hinterland, running OUB poles in 27 municipalities have an important role in people´s life opportunities, especially those marked by social conditions. Further, educational data in the state of Pará reveal an increase in teachers´ qualifications backed by OUB and Parfor, in Human Development Index and in the transformation of cultural capital into social and economic capital described by the interviewed people. The above evidence cannot be discarded when the democratization of access to higher education is discussed, especially the role of DE in the process, as well as the public education valorization. DE´s social roles in specific places as a national educational policy should be understood and acknowledged. In fact, it produces individual and social effects locally and contributes towards a better life style within an unequal and unjust society.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T18:24:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Elizabeth Thomaz Pereira.pdf: 1559562 bytes, checksum: bbe7b4751a3397bcc26569d1702ba6e4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-06-23 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This research aims to describe and interpret the phenomenon of learning for mature adults and elderly students in two Open University of The Third Age of São Paulo State. The purpose was to collect subsidies to be used in educating teachers for instructional contexts which aim at developing practices focused on education for that age group, providing the elderlies not only with integral development, but also equal opportunities and social inclusion. The relevance of this work is primarily, the worldwide growth interest in the social life of the elderly. This research discussed the increase in longevity in the world (Frias, 1998; Goldman, 2001; Kalache and Kickbusch, 1997; Veras, 1995), Gerontology (Cachioni, 2003; Hayflick, 1996; Neri, 1995; Papaléo Netto, 1996), Education (Canary, 2000; Case, 2000; Delors et al., 1999, Freire, 1996; Giubilei, 1993, Lima, 2001, Rogers, 1969; Sobral, 2001, Vygotsky, 1978), The Open Universities of The Third Age (Jordan Neto, 2001; Martins de Sá, 1991; Vella, 1997) and teacher education (Kenski, 2001, Monteiro, 2000, Moraes, 1997; Perrenoud, 2002) for those who are aging. To carry out the research, I used the hermeneutic-phenomenological approach (van Manen, 1990; Freire, 2007); including researching on interpretations of learning from students and teachers, mature adults and elderly, on this phase of their lives. In addition, this research tried to show what the nature of learning in old age in two Open Universities is. The gathered texts consisted of sixteen transcribed interviews with students and teachers, mature adults and elderly of two open universities. From the descriptions and interpretations of the experiences of these individuals, it was possible to identify the nature of the phenomenon. However, it should be emphasized that, throughout the interpretation process, the texts collected indicated that, against the initial intention, the target phenomenon was, in fact, the search in The Open University by senior citizens. When I reached the essence of the phenomenon, I identified the themes that structured this search, which are learning, welfare, pastime and relationships. These themes can be used as a basis for further researches. They can be and should continue being the prime objective of those who work or will work at institutions in which there are people from an age segment that most grows in the society we live / Esta pesquisa tem por objetivo descrever e interpretar o fenômeno do aprender para os alunos adultos maduros e idosos de duas Universidades Abertas da Terceira Idade de São Paulo. A finalidade foi coletar subsídios para serem utilizados na formação de professores para contextos instrucionais, que visam à formação de práticas voltadas à educação dessa faixa etária, proporcionando-lhes não só desenvolvimento integral, mas também oportunidades igualitárias e inclusão social. A relevância deste trabalho devese, principalmente, ao crescente interesse mundial pela longevidade e pela inserção social do idoso. Foi discutido o aumento da longevidade no mundo (Frias, 1998; Goldman, 2001; Kalache e Kickbusch, 1997; Veras, 1995), a Gerontologia (Cachioni, 2003; Hayflick, 1996; Neri, 1995; Papaléo Netto, 1996), a educação (Canário, 2000; Case, 2000; Delors et al., 1999; Freire, 1996; Giubilei, 1993; Lima, 2001; Rogers, 1969; Sobral, 2001; Vygotsky, 1978), as universidades abertas da terceira idade (Jordão Neto, 2001; Martins de Sá, 1991; Vellas, 1997) e a formação de professores (Kenski, 2001; Monteiro, 2000; Moraes, 1997; Perrenoud, 2002) para aqueles que estão envelhecendo. Para operacionalizar a pesquisa, foi utilizada a orientação metodológica Hermenêutico-Fenomenológica (van Manen, 1990; Freire, 2007), buscando: que interpretações alunos e professores, adultos maduros e idosos, de duas universidades abertas da terceira idade têm sobre o aprender nessa fase da vida e qual a natureza do aprender na terceira idade na universidade aberta. Os textos coletados foram constituídos de entrevistas transcritas com dezesseis alunos e professores, adultos maduros e idosos, de duas universidades abertas. A partir das descrições e das interpretações das experiências vividas por esses sujeitos, foi possível identificar a natureza do fenômeno em estudo. Durante o processo de interpretação, contudo, os textos coletados revelaram que, contrariamente ao enfoque inicial, o fenômeno em foco era, de fato, a busca na terceira idade na universidade aberta. Ao chegar à essência do fenômeno, consegui identificar os temas que estruturam essa busca, que são: aprendizagem, bem-estar, ocupação e relações. Esses temas, além de servirem de base para pesquisas posteriores, podem e devem continuar sendo o objetivo maior daqueles que trabalham ou venham a trabalhar em instituições, com o segmento etário que mais cresce na sociedade em que vivemos

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T18:47:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Simone Magalhaes Lacerda.pdf: 342888 bytes, checksum: 55eccd3882cd1915b82a24d8c77f0dc0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-05-22 / This paper brings a reflection that questions representations of old age, issue brought up by the coordinators and students of UNIFAL (Universidade Aberta à Terceira Idade, Universidade Federal de Alfenas-MG/ University Open to Seniors, - the Federal University of Alfenas- Minas Gerais). One of its main objectives was not only to examine the universe of this program in Alfenas centered on the elderly, but to address conceptions related to the aging process and old age itself, which provided subsidies to this program as well as to others of this nature. Accordingly, I explore, on the one hand, how notions of health, education and quality of life are mobilized and articulated to justify the opening of the university to seniors : movement which enabled me to look into representations of old age beyond the health /sickness polarity, axis articulator of organicist discourse. I, therefore, discuss the appearance of the expression seniors and its relationship to old and elderly, pointing out that the notion it refers to is linked to a renewed conception of health (which includes the complex issue concerning human welfare. ) On the other hand, I turn my attention to the history of the constitution of open universities (in Brazil and the rest of the world). In this enterprise, I identify the importance of university extension in the materialization of this program centered on seniors and the two-way avenue that is at issue in this projection outside the university walls : the university opens up to teach but it learns from the elderly. In line with this, I bring to discussion the pair teach / learn in the university realm open to seniors. Finally, I bring to light the result of data analysis, gathered in semi-structured interviews, carried out by the coordinators and students of UnATI-UNIFAL. I make use of the methodological tool used by Lefévre & Lefévre (2000) o Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo (DSC)/ Discourse of the Collective Subject in whose conceptual basis the notion of social representation lies (Moscovici, 1961; Jodelet, 1989). I try to demonstrate that , if there is the possibility of identification of general themes- among them, health/sickness/ teach/learn, losses/gains, life/death, activity/idleness - which are inscribed in the discourse of those interviewed, their unique marks should be acknowledged. Such marks very often subvert socially-crystallized discourses on the aging process and old age / Este trabalho traz uma reflexão que coloca em questão representações da velhice mobilizadas por idealizadores e alunos da UnATI-UNIFAL (Universidade Aberta à Terceira Idade, Universidade Federal de Alfenas-MG). Um dos seus objetivos centrais era investigar não apenas o universo deste programa de atenção ao idoso em Alfenas, mas abordar concepções relativas ao processo de envelhecimento e a velhice que o subsidiaram e tem subsidiado outros programas dessa natureza. Assim, exploro, de um lado, o modo como as noções de saúde, educação e qualidade de vida são mobilizadas e articuladas para fundamentar a abertura da universidade aos mais velhos: movimento que me permitiu investigar representações da velhice para além da polaridade saúde/doença, eixo articulador conceitual do discurso organicista. Discuto, então, o surgimento da expressão terceira idade e sua relação com os termos velho e idoso , assinalando que a noção a que ela se refere tem vínculo com uma concepção redimensionada de saúde (que inclui a complexa questão relativa ao bem/mal-estar humano). De outro lado, volto minha atenção para a história de constituição das universidades abertas (no Brasil e no mundo). Identifico, nesse empreendimento, a importância da extensão universitária na concretização deste programa de atenção ao idoso e a via de mão dupla que está em causa nesta projeção extra-muros : a universidade se abre para ensinar ... mas aprende com os velhos. Nessa linha, coloco em causa o par ensinar/aprender no âmbito da universidade aberta à terceira idade. Finalmente, trago à luz o resultado de uma análise de dados, coletados em entrevistas semi-estruturadas, realizadas com idealizadores e alunos da UnATI-UNIFAL. Lanço mão do dispositivo metodológico idealizado por Lefévre & Lefévre (2000) o Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo (DSC) em cuja base conceitual está a noção de representação social (Moscovici, 1961; Jodelet, 1989). Procuro mostrar que, se há a possibilidade de se identificar temas gerais - entre eles, saúde/doença; ensinar/apreender; perdas/ganhos; vida/morte; atividade/ociosidade - que se inscreve nos discursos dos entrevistados, há que se reconhecer suas marcas singulares. Marcas que, muitas vezes, subvertem discursos socialmente cristalizados sobre o processo de envelhecimento e a velhice

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T20:22:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Vania Ramos.pdf: 2252683 bytes, checksum: d64a3977a0e69b9444f228db5cbdc3df (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-03-26 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This thesis focuses primarily on the following items: different visions on aging, an analysis of the historical path of the so called open universities of the Third Age (U3A) in order to bring them into the context of the universities located in the city of São Paulo; a qualitative research was developed, based on an analytical study on two distinctive projects for universities for the elderly in the city of São Paulo (the Open University of the third age of USP Universidade de São Paulo and the University for the elderly of PUC / SP Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo), applying questionnaires and personal interviews with some students from these universities. The next chapter develops an analysis based on these students answers and statements. Finally, the discovery of a new form of ageing, a lifestyle for the elderly that we envision as innovative / O percurso do olhar atento deste trabalho passará pelas seguintes etapas: diferentes visões do envelhecimento; análise da trajetória histórica das universidades da terceira idade visando contextualizá-las no ambiente das universidades paulistanas; elaboramos uma pesquisa qualitativa, através de um estudo descritivo-analítico dos projetos de duas Universidades abertas à Terceira Idade da cidade de São Paulo, (Universidade aberta `a Terceira Idade da USP e a Universidade aberta `a Maturidade da PUC/SP), através da aplicação de questionários e entrevistas feitas com alunos das universidades citadas, desenvolvendo uma análise do discurso destes estudantes em relação aos diferentes tipos de sociabilidade encontrados nestes espaços escolares e, finalmente, na conclusão, descobrimos uma nova forma de envelhecer, um modo de vida que enxergamos como inovador

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T14:56:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Vania Ramos.pdf: 2252683 bytes, checksum: d64a3977a0e69b9444f228db5cbdc3df (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-03-26 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This thesis focuses primarily on the following items: different visions on aging, an analysis of the historical path of the so called open universities of the Third Age (U3A) in order to bring them into the context of the universities located in the city of São Paulo; a qualitative research was developed, based on an analytical study on two distinctive projects for universities for the elderly in the city of São Paulo (the Open University of the third age of USP Universidade de São Paulo and the University for the elderly of PUC / SP Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo), applying questionnaires and personal interviews with some students from these universities. The next chapter develops an analysis based on these students answers and statements. Finally, the discovery of a new form of ageing, a lifestyle for the elderly that we envision as innovative / O percurso do olhar atento deste trabalho passará pelas seguintes etapas: diferentes visões do envelhecimento; análise da trajetória histórica das universidades da terceira idade visando contextualizá-las no ambiente das universidades paulistanas; elaboramos uma pesquisa qualitativa, através de um estudo descritivo-analítico dos projetos de duas Universidades abertas à Terceira Idade da cidade de São Paulo, (Universidade aberta `a Terceira Idade da USP e a Universidade aberta `a Maturidade da PUC/SP), através da aplicação de questionários e entrevistas feitas com alunos das universidades citadas, desenvolvendo uma análise do discurso destes estudantes em relação aos diferentes tipos de sociabilidade encontrados nestes espaços escolares e, finalmente, na conclusão, descobrimos uma nova forma de envelhecer, um modo de vida que enxergamos como inovador

Η ραγδαία ανάπτυξη και διείσδυση των νέων τεχνολογιών πληροφορίας και επικοινωνίας έχει επιφέρει ριζικές αλλαγές σε όλους τους τομείς της ανθρώπινης δράσης (Castells, 1998). Ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρον παρουσιάζει η επιρροή των τεχνολογιών αυτών στον τομέα της εκπαίδευσης. Οι εξελίξεις στον χώρο της τεχνολογίας και επικοινωνίας καθώς και η διάδοση του Internet μετεξέλιξαν αναπόφευκτα την εκπαιδευτική διαδικασία, από το κλασσικό συγκεντρωτικό μοντέλο σε ένα πιο άμεσο και ευέλικτο: η «εξ’ Αποστάσεως Εκπαίδευση» (e-learning) είναι μια εναλλακτική μορφή εκπαίδευσης, που επιδιώκει να καλύψει τους περιορισμούς της παραδοσιακής εκπαίδευσης. Στην παρούσα μεταπτυχιακή διπλωματική εργασία σχεδιάστηκε και υλοποιήθηκε ένα ολοκληρωμένο σύστημα Δυναμικής Ανάλυσης και Πρόβλεψης της επίδοσης των εκπαιδευομένων, για ένα σύστημα εξ΄ αποστάσεως εκπαίδευσης. Η βασική ιδέα εμφορείται από την ανάγκη των ιδρυμάτων εξ΄ αποστάσεως εκπαίδευσης, για την κάλυψη των εκπαιδευτικών αναγκών και την παροχή υψηλής ποιότητας σπουδών. Η εξόρυξη γνώσης για την πρόβλεψη της επίδοσης των εκπαιδευομένων συμβάλλει καθοριστικά στην επίτευξη υψηλής ποιότητας σπουδών. Η ικανότητα και η δυνατότητα πρόβλεψης της απόδοσης των εκπαιδευομένων μπορεί να φανεί χρήσιμη με αρκετούς τρόπους για την διαμόρφωση ενός συστήματος, που θα μπορεί να αποτρέψει την αποτυχία καθώς και την παραίτηση των εκπαιδευομένων. Αξίζει να σημειωθεί ότι στα συστήματα εξ’ αποστάσεως εκπαίδευσης η συχνότητα «εγκατάλειψης» είναι αρκετά υψηλότερη από αυτή στα συμβατικά πανεπιστήμια. Για την πρόβλεψη της επίδοσης των εκπαιδευομένων, η απαιτούμενη πληροφορία βρίσκεται «κρυμμένη» στο εκπαιδευτικό σύνολο δεδομένων (δλδ. βαθμοί γραπτών εργασιών, βαθμοί τελικής εξέτασης, παρουσίες φοιτητών) και είναι εξαγώγιμη με τεχνικές εξόρυξης. Η χρήση μεθόδων εξόρυξης δεδομένων (data mining) στον τομέα της εκπαίδευσης παρουσιάζει αυξανόμενο ερευνητικό ενδιαφέρον. Ο νέος αυτός «αναπτυσσόμενος» τομέας έρευνας, που ονομάζεται «Εκπαιδευτική Εξόρυξη Δεδομένων», ασχολείται με την ανάπτυξη μεθόδων εξόρυξης «γνώσης» από τα εκπαιδευτικά σύνολα δεδομένων. Πράγμα που επιτυγχάνεται με τη χρήση τεχνικών όπως τα δέντρα απόφασης, τα Νευρωνικά Δίκτυα, Naïve Bayes, k-means, κλπ. Η παρούσα εργασία έχει σχεδιαστεί να προσφέρει ένα μοντέλο εξόρυξης δεδομένων χρησιμοποιώντας τη μέθοδο των δέντρων απόφασης, για το σύστημα τριτοβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης στο ανοιχτό πανεπιστήμιο. Η «γνώση» που προκύπτει από τα δεδομένα εξόρυξης θα χρησιμοποιηθεί με στόχο την διευκόλυνση και την ενίσχυση της μάθησης, καθώς επίσης και στη λήψη αποφάσεων. Στην παρούσα εργασία, εξάγουμε «γνώση» που σχετίζεται με τις επιδόσεις των μαθητών στην τελική εξέταση. Επίσης, γίνεται εντοπισμός των ατόμων που εγκαταλείπουν το μάθημα και των μαθητών που χρειάζονται ιδιαίτερη προσοχή και εντέλει δίνει τη δυνατότητα στους καθηγητές να παράσχουν την κατάλληλη παροχή συμβουλών. / The rapid development and intrusion of information technology and communications have caused radical changes in all sectors of human’s activity. (Castells, 1998). Of particular interest is the great technology’s influence on education. Due to the adoption of the new technologies, e-learning has been emerged and developed. As a result, distance learning has transformed and new possibilities have appeared. It is remarkable that distance learning became and considered as a scout of the new era in education and contributed to the quality of education: e-learning is trying to cover the limitations of conventional teaching environment. In the present thesis, an integrated system of dynamic analysis and prediction of the performance of students in distance education has been designed and implemented. The initial idea for designing this system came from the higher distance education institutes’ need to provide quality education to its students and to improve the quality of managerial decisions. One way to achieve highest level of quality in higher distance education e-learning system is by discovering knowledge from educational data to study the main attributes that may affect the students’ performance. The discovered knowledge can be used to offer a helpful and constructive recommendations to the academic planners in higher distance education institutes to enhance their decision making process, to improve students’ academic performance, trim down failure rate and dropout rate, to assist instructors, to improve teaching and many other benefits. Dropout rates in university level distance learning are definitely higher than those inconventional universities, thus limiting dropout is essential in university-level distance learning.